Antonyms for eyesore
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahy-sawr, ahy-sohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪˌsɔr, ˈaɪˌsoʊr |
Definition of eyesore
Origin :- "something offensive to the eye," 1520s, from eye (n.) + sore (n.).
- noun mess, ugliness
- But the things are an eyesore, and mother was worrying herself to death about them.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- They're quite an eyesore—quite an eyesore; but he won't have 'em touched; won't endure it.
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
- The Pennsylvania Avenue is an eyesore and a disgrace to the nation.
- Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
- He said that, even as it was, Westminster Abbey in the season was an eyesore to him.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- The empty house was an eyesore; and that I was sure it would be too, for the same reason.
- Extract from : « A House to Let » by Charles Dickens
- It stood as firm as ever; but it was not an eyesore to Shenac now.
- Extract from : « Shenac's Work at Home » by Margaret Murray Robertson
- To Owen these little summer dwellings were in the nature of an eyesore.
- Extract from : « The Making of a Soul » by Kathlyn Rhodes
- These courts were, not unnaturally, an eyesore to the Japanese people.
- Extract from : « The Empire of the East » by H. B. Montgomery
- As it is, he is a blot upon our country life, and an eyesore on our roads.
- Extract from : « Gipsy Life » by George Smith
- The children dislike Fogarty, and his barn is an eyesore to them.
- Extract from : « Stories of Invention » by Edward E. Hale
Synonyms for eyesore
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